On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
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Directed by | Michael Rubenstone |
Written by | Michael Rubenstone |
Produced by | Michael Rubenstone Patrick Sheehan |
Cinematography | Jason Blalock Jeremie Brillant Theo Hand Marc McCrudden |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone is a documentary about Sly Stone, his absence from the music scene, and one man's quest to find out what happened to the artist. It is directed by Michael Rubenstone.
Background
[edit]The film is about a quest to find the reclusive Sly.[1] According to a 2005 Rolling Stone article by Andrew Paine Bradbury, Michael Rubenstone, Greg Zola, and indie One-Four Productions were in their second year of their project.[2] In a Washington Post article, in reference to Stone's absence, one of the filmmakers compared him to J. D. Salinger.[3] Through a period of about 12 years, band members, people in the music industry and other musicians were interviewed.[4] One of the people to appear in the film is Cornel West. He talks about Stone's biggest hit songs and the effect they had on him.[5]
After 13 years and going through 500 hours of footage the film was completed.[6] It appears that the final product as well as the majority of the work, and final completion is due to the efforts by Michael Rubenstone with a new production company, Unreal films.[7][8][9]
Premiere
[edit]The film premiered at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.[10][11]
Cast
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References
[edit]- ^ Okayplayer.com - New Sly Stone Documentary Premiering In January 2017 By Elijah C. Watson
- ^ Rolling Stone - Sly Stone Joins Family By Andrew Paine Bradbury
- ^ The Washington Post, January 27, 2006 - Sly Stone's Surprise By J. Freedom du Lac
- ^ Park Record, January 24, 2017 - Rubenstone’s Sly Stone documentary was 12-year labor of love, Filmmaker happy for Slamdance premiere
- ^ Shadow and Act,November 30, 2016 - New Feature Documentary Goes “In Search” of Elusive Funk Music Legend, Sly Stone - Sergio Mims
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 14 2017 - ‘On the Sly’ at Slamdance, one man’s search for a rock icon By Rich Kane
- ^ SLUG Magazine, January 22, 2017 - Slamdance Film Review: On The Sly: In Search of the Family Stone By Ali Shimkus
- ^ Rolling Stone - Sly Stone Joins Family By Andrew Paine Bradbury
- ^ Imdb - On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017), Company Credits
- ^ Indie Film Hustle, January 30, 2017 - IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone By Alex Ferrari
- ^ Acast, Jan 30th 2017 - IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone - Indie Film Hustle Podcast:[permanent dead link]